Monthly Archives: April 2012

As the pound hits a high against the euro and currencies such as the forint and Turkish lira, is it time to buy your holiday money? Good news if you are going on a eurozone holiday: the pound is the … Continue reading →

From the ashes of disaster grow the roses of success. The problem is the ground isn’t very fertile and nobody’s watering the bed. We’re in a recession again albeit more of an economy that is ‘bouncing along the bottom’ than … Continue reading →

Kit Malthouse distances London Conservatives from Westminster colleagues as Tory mayor calls for more tax cuts Boris Johnson has “question marks” over elements of George Osborne’s March budget, his deputy mayor has said. Kit Malthouse, a Conservative member of the … Continue reading →

Kit Malthouse distances London Conservatives from Westminster colleagues as Tory mayor calls for more tax cuts Boris Johnson has “question marks” over elements of George Osborne’s March budget, his deputy mayor has said. Kit Malthouse, a Conservative member of the … Continue reading →

Overhaul will shrink the size of its UK operation, which has 337 branches and an 8,300-strong workforce The Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks are to cut more than 1,400 jobs in the UK, their owner said today. National Australia Bank (NAB) … Continue reading →

Shelter’s head of campaigns, Antonia Bunce, reports again from Liverpool, as candidates for elected mayor hear details of ripped-out kitchens, streaming damp and mould Shelter has set up a spoof lettings agency in Liverpool’s Lord Street to highlight the state … Continue reading →

New service letting savers email City institutions to demand action on executive pay follows protest vote at Barclays A new service has been launched aimed at mobilising public anger over executive pay. Building on the protest vote against remuneration policies … Continue reading →

For around half the world’s population it’s a holiday. Why? Age as a spring festival: Well over 2,000 years old. Age as official International Workers’ Day: 121 years. Appearance: Millions of people in South America, Asia and mainland Europe lining the streets, … Continue reading →